Cosmetics dirty dozen; Propylene glycol
Propylene glycol is a very common chemical used in cosmetics. It is a colourless and odourless...
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Is Vaseline Safe in Skin Care?
Vaseline is a very traditional ingredient in cosmetics that has become a baddie in recent years....
Impurities in cosmetics; chemicals not listed in the INCI list
Many of you are certainly familiar with the mandatory cosmetic product ingredient list, the INCI...
Dirty Dozen of Cosmetics; Parabens
Parabens are very commonly used in cosmetics. It is estimated that up to 90% of cosmetic products...
Emulsifying wax; what is it and why I don’t recommend using it
Emulsifying wax is a very popular emulsifier in homemade cosmetics. I wanted to do this article...
What are the differences between homemade cosmetics and industrially made cosmetics?
From time to time, I have to answer to the question why do I bother to make cosmetics by myself....
Siloxanes in cosmetics; why should you avoid siloxanes?
My series about Cosmetics Dirty Dozen is presenting this time siloxanes aka polysiloxanes. They...
How Dangerous is Talc
Talc is a very traditional cosmetic ingredient. It is a mineral commonly found in nature. Talc has...
Nanomaterials in cosmetics
There is not so much information available about the use of nanomaterials in cosmetics. Many of...
Polyethylene glycol, PEG
Many cosmetics products are based on Polyethylene glycol. Polyethylene glycol is commonly referred...
What is formaldehyde? Formaldehyde releasers in cosmetics
The popularity of natural cosmetics and home-made cosmetics is mainly based on the avoidance of...
